California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17km ESE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17km ESE of Anza, CA on Tue, Sep 2, 2003, 6:14 AM PDT (13:14 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 13km N of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-09-02 13:14:07 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.483° N, 116.512° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 8434 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.022km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8434 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.716km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8433 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.611km WSW of Niland, California · 8433 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.39km SE of Running Springs, CA · 8432 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.99km SE of Running Springs, CA · 8432 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.57km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8432 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.63km SW of Mentone, CA · 8432 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.63km S of Mentone, CA · 8432 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CA · 8432 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 8432 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.68km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8432 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.810km ESE of Big Bear City, California · 8432 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 8431 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.56km NW of Calimesa, CA · 8430 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.36km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 8430 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.65km WNW of Calimesa, California · 8430 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.55km NNW of Beaumont, CA · 8430 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8430 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.64km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8430 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.79km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8429 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.64km ESE of Lakeland Village, CA · 8429 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.712km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8429 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8428 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.616km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8428 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.616km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8428 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.58km N of Banning, CA · 8427 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.511km SW of Salton City, CA · 8426 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.815km ENE of Temecula, CA · 8426 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.526km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8426 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 3.17km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8426 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.626km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8425 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.816km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8425 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.55km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 8425 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.83km E of Beaumont, CA · 8425 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.616km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8425 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.810km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8424 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 3.016km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8422 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.64km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8422 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8422 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.912km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8422 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.92km SE of Cabazon, CA · 8422 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.61km SE of Cabazon, CA · 8422 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 3.010km SW of Niland, CA · 8422 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.79km SW of Niland, California · 8422 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.64km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 8420 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.07km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 8420 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8419 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.95km SE of Banning, CA · 8419 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.64km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 8419 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.510km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8418 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.810km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 8417 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.610km SW of Niland, California · 8416 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.510km SW of Niland, California · 8416 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.79km SW of Niland, California · 8416 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.810km SW of Niland, California · 8416 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 8416 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.717km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 8434 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.515km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8434 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.216km SE of Anza, CA · 8434 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.58km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8435 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.11km E of Loma Linda, CA · 8435 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.63km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8435 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 8435 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.716km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8435 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.13km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8437 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.520km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8437 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.82km ENE of Banning, CA · 8437 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 8437 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.612km NE of Indio, CA · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.73km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8438 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.58km NNE of Banning, CA · 8438 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.622km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8438 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.71km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8439 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, California · 8440 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.68km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8440 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.014km WNW of Anza, CA · 8440 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9942313. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC.